Lian Hearn

British-born AustralianHistorical Fictionb. 1942

Lian Hearn is the pen name of Gillian Rubinstein (born Gillian Margaret Hanson), an English-born Australian writer best known for the Tales of the Otori series — historical-fantasy novels set in a fictional world inspired by feudal Japan. Rubinstein began her career writing award-winning children’s and young adult fiction (notably Space Demons) and adopted the Lian Hearn pseudonym for her adult-oriented Otori books, which have sold millions of copies worldwide and been translated into many languages.

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Awards

['Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis', 'Aurealis Award (shortlisted/winner in various years)', "Children's Peace Literature Award"]

Notable Works

['Across the Nightingale Floor', 'Grass for His Pillow', 'Brilliance of the Moon', 'The Harsh Cry of the Heron', "Heaven's Net is Wide", 'Space Demons']